                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1



                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
      As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002




         In connection with the Annual Report of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2002, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Macon
F. Brock, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
         of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
         of the Company.




March 27, 2003                                 /s/ Macon F. Brock, Jr.
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Date                                           Macon F. Brock, Jr.
                                               Chairman and Chief Executive
                                               Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
furnished to Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. and will be retained by Dollar Tree
Stores, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.




